If you join a motorcycle club, you might have the opportunity to run for office. An officer in a club helps plan events, oversees different projects, and even gets to help steer the club. Being elected to an office isn't always that difficult in smaller clubs, there might not be enough willing members to even fill all of the offices. Not everyone wants the extra responsibility or can commit to helping run the club. There are some rewards to being an officer, though. For example, you often get to wear one of the cool looking officer biker patches.
Being a club officer does require you to commit more time than would be required for a member. You may have to attend another monthly officer's meeting, and if you're in charge of a project or the club is working on something large, you might have to attend more meetings. You'll also need to attend all of the club's activities and help new members and attendees. You might have to put together some marketing materials or make phone calls. If you're the president of the club, you may even have to give interviews. Officers are also expected to help recruit new members or talk to bikers about the benefits of joining the club.
There are motorcycle patches for most of the major offices, plus a few for other positions like sergeant of arms. These patches allow you to show off your commitment to the club and your responsibility. You often have a choice of color, too. You can usually find an officer patch in red, yellow, or white, so you can select the one that best goes with your other patches and your jacket. It's often best to sew these patches on since you might want to remove them once you no longer hold the office.
